telling the stories of the farmers we work with in Belize and the local folks learning the craft of chocolate making

fielding questions from guests who want to delve into a particular aspect of chocolate more deeply

talking about the health benefits of eating dark chocolate and cacao

Next we head to the kitchen for the two hands-on portions. First guests make a box of a dozen chocolate truffles, hand-rolling and finishing them in a variety of toppings. The students are so proud of what they've created and the boxed truffles are a lovely take home! Finally everyone makes a batch of fresh chocolate ganache to master that basic technique which they also take home to play with another day (or just eat out of the container with a spoon!!)